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Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:18 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
First off holy shite, how have you not killed this child. I'm not bragging but I never would dream of having a problem kid like that and I have 3, youngest 17.
When we had an incident, which was rare. I made them run laps at the track. That ended the bad behavior pretty quick.
When we had an incident, which was rare. I made them run laps at the track. That ended the bad behavior pretty quick.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:18 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
I know how my Dad handled it...a little leather goes a long way!
Of course, in today's world that would be a crime...so simply cut off all sources of income he may be getting and take his computer privileges away as well as his phone.
Of course, in today's world that would be a crime...so simply cut off all sources of income he may be getting and take his computer privileges away as well as his phone.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:19 am to Black n Gold
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Don't allow him to leave your side. You drop him off at dance and pick him up. No after parties.
Also, take his phone away. This is the most effective punishment in 2023.
This. Drop off/pick up. Take the girl home. Take him home, and take away his phone and control his use of an iPad/computer.
Make him get a job, preferably one he will find unpleasant. Military school has to be on the table.
This post was edited on 10/9/23 at 9:22 am
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:19 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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stealing our car, egging houses, ruining the paint job on his brother's car
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Two weeks after last day of grounding, he's busted for hosting a party in our absence and plowing through significant amounts of alcohol
That’s pretty serious stuff imo. Time for some tough love.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:19 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Tell him today that he's not allowed to go to HC and the girl has time to find another date.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:19 am to LNCHBOX
Mind blown.
Going through this right now and my wife just doesn't get it. Every child is different.
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I'm not anti spanking at all, but I've seen it work and not work, even within the same household.
Going through this right now and my wife just doesn't get it. Every child is different.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:20 am to LNCHBOX
Let me introduce you to Belt on a Shelf.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:21 am to StringedInstruments
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But I can guarantee taking away homecoming will not lead to any better behavior in the future. In fact, it might exacerbate the issues.
Agree with this. Like another poster said though, you can make it uncomfortable for him. You drop him off and you pick him up. After homecoming I’d start looking at some tough jobs for him.
I’m not saying it’s right, but my dad was always real creative with our discipline. We didn’t get time-outs but we did spend weekends doing hard labor. One day my brother and I were acting out for our Mom. That Saturday my dad had a load of dirt delivered that he decides needs to be hand spread to level the backyard in the heat of august.
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:21 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
When I was a freshman (1997), I got drunk at a party and my friends brought me home :eyeroll: I was grounded for 3 weeks and had to tell me Sadie Hawkins date I couldn’t go. It’s a tough thing for the parents, but sometimes it’s necessary. No Homecoming, or at most dinner and dance only- no after party.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:22 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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yank it away
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:23 am to Swagga
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but my dad was always real creative
OPs kid is 15 or so. Time to make him get a job, I think. Or make him volunteer at the homeless shelter.
Neighbor's kids kept ringing our doorbell at 3am one time. His parents had him out at 2pm in August mowing the yard, and the kid was wearing jeans.
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:23 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
What do you do when you ground him? Seems like whatever y'all are doing isn't enough. Ground him and take away anything he would consider valuable and that he can use to communicate with his friends.
I understand what you're saying, but this is probably why your grounding also hasn't worked. You're soft and y'all are giving him outs. Sorry for the girl, but if your son is acting like a little psycho, the least you should worry about is the girl. If he can't be responsible, then he doesn't deserve the resources to take her to prom.
Also, get this stuff under control now. Your son is on a path towards a more troubling youth.
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I don't want to punish the poor girl who has the dress, has the shoes, and is looking forward to the dance.
I understand what you're saying, but this is probably why your grounding also hasn't worked. You're soft and y'all are giving him outs. Sorry for the girl, but if your son is acting like a little psycho, the least you should worry about is the girl. If he can't be responsible, then he doesn't deserve the resources to take her to prom.
Also, get this stuff under control now. Your son is on a path towards a more troubling youth.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:23 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
My house would catch fire if the grounding didn’t work for lightning
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:24 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Offer him the freedom to do what he wants but at his own cost.
I was allowed to do anything I wanted but I also had a 4:00 am wake up with hard work until 7:30 then got ready for school and did the same at the end of the day from 4-8 when there wasn’t sports practice.
That schedule, combined with hard ranch work before and after school resulted in me making better choices. I didn’t have the energy to frick around.
I was allowed to do anything I wanted but I also had a 4:00 am wake up with hard work until 7:30 then got ready for school and did the same at the end of the day from 4-8 when there wasn’t sports practice.
That schedule, combined with hard ranch work before and after school resulted in me making better choices. I didn’t have the energy to frick around.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:24 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
You have to find his pinch point and apply pressure. You know him and we don't. I would guess his phone and any other connection to the internet would be one. If he needs the internet for school then a laptop/desktop in a family common area would be his only choice if it were me.
I understand your reluctance about homecoming but would you not fire an employee that stole and broke stuff just because they have a family?
I understand your reluctance about homecoming but would you not fire an employee that stole and broke stuff just because they have a family?
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:24 am to castorinho
IMO 15 is still within reasonable age get the belt.
When my teenage son acts out of line and all of the yelling and threating is over, I require he spend every last minute with his family, including his little brother. He's required to watch TV with us, play board games, build a fort with his brother. You would be surprised how far that goes to snapping him out of whatever rebellious funk he is in.
When my teenage son acts out of line and all of the yelling and threating is over, I require he spend every last minute with his family, including his little brother. He's required to watch TV with us, play board games, build a fort with his brother. You would be surprised how far that goes to snapping him out of whatever rebellious funk he is in.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:25 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Strip his room empty (bed and desk only) and take the door off the hinges.
Next dumb shite he does sends him to the hospital or juvenile detention.
The boy obvious has no respect for you or your rules.
Next dumb shite he does sends him to the hospital or juvenile detention.
The boy obvious has no respect for you or your rules.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:26 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Does he have any productive hobbies? Does he get enough attention at home? Given that you care about his behavior, it sounds like you're engaged. Personally, I'd be looking for hobbies that are discipline oriented (some sort of sports activity) or get him into welding, wood working, coding or learning to do something that makes money. Kids acknowledge income in a lot of scenarios. Redirect him to those activities and you do it along with him. Learn something together and when he's doing well, encourage him and make the process fun.
Right now he's seemingly attracted to destructive activities, and that is obviously priority one to break. If you haven't already, get the alcohol out of the house. This is one of those times where you're going to have to sacrifice alcohol to keep your boy in line.
Right now he's seemingly attracted to destructive activities, and that is obviously priority one to break. If you haven't already, get the alcohol out of the house. This is one of those times where you're going to have to sacrifice alcohol to keep your boy in line.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:26 am to Black n Gold
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When my teenage son acts out of line and all of the yelling and threating is over, I require he spend every last minute with his family, including his little brother. He's required to watch TV with us, play board games, build a fort with his brother. You would be surprised how far that goes to snapping him out of whatever rebellious funk he is in.
This guy parents.
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